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February 13, 2018

Business & Economy

National Sales Manager appointed as business expands

Park Electrical Distributors, the North East’s largest independent electrical wholesaler with just over 20 million turnover, has promoted Graham McMullen to national sales manager The company, with 75 staff across the North East, has branches in Sunderland, Durham, Teesside, Newcastle…

January 14, 2021

Technology

Kromek adapts detection technology to spot COVID-19 in the air

A North East company specialising in biological threat detection is adapting its air monitoring technology to detect COVID-19. Kromek has received £1.25 million from Innovate UK to customise its pioneering system for automated detection of all airborne pathogens, including coronavirus. The…

August 28, 2019

Business & Economy

Scott Bros. Ltd teams up with Teesside University on waste recycling project

A waste recycling firm is working with academics to give new purpose to a construction and excavation by-product. Scott Bros. Ltd has teamed up with Teesside University to find alternative applications for its particular brand of unwanted ‘filter cake.’ The company…

July 2, 2020

Technology

Luminous Group develops software to detect COVID-19 on surfaces

Newcastle-based technology company, Luminous Group, has launched an extension to its environmental monitoring software, traXR, to support food producers in the detection and tracking of COVID-19 on surfaces. Initially launched in 2019, the technology can test and track for high…

January 18, 2021

Business & Economy

CPI hosts ERDF’s PROSPECT programme to take manufacturing to the next level

Funded by the UK European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), CPI, an independent technology innovation centre and founding member of the UK Government’s High Value Manufacturing Catapult, today announced the launch of the PROSPECT programme to assist small and medium-sized…

September 18, 2023

Business & Economy

BollardScan drops anchor for longer Wearside stay with office move

An engineer ensuring global port moorings’ upkeep has strengthened its ties to the North East.

June 22, 2017

Business & Economy

AVID gears up for growth with £1 million investment 

A market leader in the design and manufacture of electrified powertrain systems for the electric and hybrid vehicle industry, AVID’s investment in a state-of-the-art electronics surface mount (SMT) manufacturing facility and new test equipment is set to increase production…

July 19, 2023

Technology

Northumbria University moves closer to satellite launch after £5 million boost

The North East is primed to launch the UK’s first university-led multi-satellite space mission following £5 million support, education bosses have said.